On Wednesday, a day after the release of the “Sufi Woman” music video, Jidenna blessed Chicago with a listening party at The Promontory in Hyde Park to celebrate his second studio album, ’85 to Africa’.
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With his historic election in 1983, Harold Washington shook up the city and the nation. Now, his story will be told in full in a new documentary, Punch 9: For Harold Washington, which is currently in production.
“We went out of our way to cast Chicago people, put them in front of the camera, because that’s just another way we felt we were making the show really authentic.”
For most of the year, North Lawndale is devoid of tourists and Chicagoans who live outside of the West Side. Food deserts and fears of gun violence keep them away, except for a couple of summer weekends when music festivals such as Riot Fest and Summer Smash set up shop in Douglas Park.
Chicago-based activist group Assata’s Daughters just lost its South Side headquarters after the city “seized” and “bulldozed” the property following a recent fire.
Voices often lost in the conversation about the police academy are residents who live in the communities on the West Side near the forthcoming site’s location.
ComplexCon unveils the latest stars added to their Chicago festival lineup.